Dallas, TX (PRWEB) May 18, 2012

“When outside temperatures are in the 90′s or triple digits, we don’t have to convince anyone about the dangers of children locked in vehicles”, says Debbie Vice, owner of Pop-A-Lock of North Texas. “What many people many not realize is that on a day when the outside temp is just 85 degrees, the heat inside a closed vehicle can reach 104 degrees in 10 minutes and nearly 120 degrees in half an hour, and that can be disastrous.”

Unfortunately, Texas leads the nation over the past decade in number of deaths from children left in hot vehicles, at 71. Other southern states, including Florida and southern California, also have high numbers. Since 1998, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, estimates over 500 children have died after being left behind or trapped in cars, including more than 50 in 2011. There were three such deaths from hyperthermia in the DFW metro area last year.

Pop-A-Lock North Texas, operating in Dallas, Tarrant and Collin Counties has rescued 99 children from hot cars since 2010. Debbie estimates her company has received at least twice that number of calls for Emergency Door Unlocks, or EDU’s.

“When we get an EDU call, it becomes our top priority,” she said. “We always insist that parents call 911 in addition to Pop-A-Lock. If our technicians are more than a few minutes away, we don’t want them waiting on us. Just get that child out. Our concern is the safety and health of the child – it’s not about being a hero or gaining something for ourselves.”

In fact, Pop-A-Lock’s EDU program is a free public service and nationwide the company has rescued over 300,000 children since the program began in 1991. Debbie says that the reward is having the child out of the car and back into the hands of the family – “Our technicians open cars all day long, but the most rewarding jobs are the ones we don’t get paid for.”

She emphasizes that parents of kids trapped in vehicles aren’t bad parents, and most don’t imagine it would ever happen to them. “It’s a fast-paced and sometimes stressful world. We get in a hurry and over-burdened and unfortunate things can happen.” Planning ahead or leaving “memory triggers” might help avoid a scary or even a tragic experience.

When a vehicle is parked in the garage or driveway where young children might be playing, make sure it is locked and the keys are secured out of reach of children. Kids can become trapped in cars even when they’ve put themselves in the situation.

“Memory triggers” are like tying a ribbon on your finger to remind you of something. The Kids and Cars Organization recommends some simple steps:

Put something in the back seat of your vehicle that you need requiring you to open the back door every time you park (cell phone, employee badge, purse, etc.)
Every child should be correctly restrained in the back seat. Take the time to check the seat, the harness and the child before driving. This routine will help you not only transport safely but also is another reminder that the child is back there.
Keep a stuffed animal in your child’s car seat. Place in the front seat next to you when you are transporting a child – it will serve as a reminder that your child is with you.
Ask your child care provider or school to call you if your child hasn’t arrived in time.
Make it a habit to open the back door of your car every time you park, just to make sure you’ve left nothing – and no one – behind.
Never – NEVER intentionally leave a child in the car while you “run inside” for a minute.
As a passerby, if you notice a child alone in a vehicle, regardless of the temperature outside, notify authorities by calling 911. Your actions could save the life of a child – even when the temperature outside is comfortable.

“Getting the word out about children in cars is always important,” Debbie concludes. “What we’re emphasizing here is that these concerns are just as valid in spring and fall-type temperatures as they are in the middle of summer.”

Pop-A-Lock North Texas

Debbie & Ron Vice, Owners

(972) 540-5777

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California Equestrian Estate

London, UK (PRWEB) May 16, 2012

Where do people want to venture to if they have a love for horses? Quintessentially Villas are experts in this area and have named five properties that can deliver just this.

California Equestrian Estate

The Royal Jewel of the Equestrian Crown, this vast estate in Santa Barbara is the one that shines the brightest! Set in 22 acres of land, California Equestrian Estate adjoins the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, boasts a private exercise field with a trail accessing the club grounds and 54-stall stables. The expansive views over the equestrian exercise field to the ocean and beyond is a truly wonderful sight! The property itself offers 6 bedrooms, a home cinema, wine cellar, infinity swimming pool, a gated entrance and ample parking space. California Equestrian Estate will give someone and their horse royal luxury!

La Fortuna

Step back in time with a stay at the enchanting property, La Fortuna. Located in the rural countryside just two hours from Buenos Aires, Argentina, La Fortuna is home to over twenty horses and a collection of carriages. Be Lady of the Manor and explore the beautiful Argentinean countryside from the comfort of one’s own carriage. Alternatively, if people prefer to be in the driving seat, La Fortuna can teach guests how to drive them! Once the racing is over, relax and unwind in the property’s elegant living area, take a dip in the swimming pool, explore the library, play in the billiard room or simply soak up the breathtaking terrace views while the staff of eight take care of guests’ every need.

Mas Mateau

Home to Southern Europe’s leading equestrian facilities and led by a member of Spain’s highly regarded classical training team, Mas Mateau in Empordà is truly equestrian royalty! Set in 70 hectares of land, this villa is also home to one of the world’s finest facilities for training dressage horses and can stable up to ten horses. There is an all weather covered track, outdoor track, warm up track, horse lunging and six paddocks. If the ten bedrooms found in the main house of Mas Mateau are not enough, the estate also provides living quarters for the trainers. For those who prefer to admire the horses than ride them, you can take full advantage of Mas Mateu’s extensive facilities, including a swimming pool complex, spa, gym, football field, basketball court, and cinema room.

Il Roseto

Presenting Quintessentially Villa’s Italian Stallion of Tuscan Villas, Il Roseto is the one to beat! Located on a private farming estate, just outside the walls of Siena, Il Roseto has been beautifully renovated from former stables, providing an elegant and traditional Tuscan escape. The property boasts 6 bedrooms, a swimming pool and beautifully manicured gardens ideal for alfresco dining and admiring the stunning Tuscan hills. Just ten minutes from Siena’s centre, Il Roseto is perfectly positioned for those wishing to experience the renowned Palio di Siena Horse Race while maintaining their own privacy.

Swish Apartment

Acting as the only tournament of its kind in the world and held in central London over three days, MINT Polo in the Park is soon to return to Hurlingham Park…and Quintessentially Villas has the ideal apartment in which to stay. Located in central Putney, minutes for the park, Swish is a contemporary yet chic 2 bedroom apartment with a large living area, private balcony, private parking space and concierge services. Available from one night rentals to monthly, long-term rentals, Swish Apartment is someone’s ticket to a “racy” summer of Polo.

To browse the exclusive portfolio of new beautiful villas or to speak to an advisor about booking a villa please visit http://www.quintessentiallyvillas.com or call +44 (0)845 269 6673

For all press enquiries regarding Quintessentially Villas, please contact: Felicity Gale +44 (0)845 269 6673 / E: felicity (at) quintessentiallyvillas (dot) com

About the Company:

Quintessentially Villas is a sister business of Quintessentially. Quintessentially is the leading international luxury lifestyle company. Launched in 2000 as a small London based concierge service, Quintessentially has experienced a complete transformation in a decade, and currently have offices in over 64 cities around the world. The service provided to their discerning and HNW members is proactive and personalised, catering to every member’s need, from last minute restaurant bookings, travel arrangements, and access to private parties, as well as fulfilling every unusual request and successfully connecting businesses all over the world. Quintessentially can offer access to the inaccessible and can make the seemingly impossible, possible. In a bid to ensure only the very best service is delivered across the luxury market, Quintessentially has also launched 32 luxury sister businesses comprised of experts in every luxury division. This includes real estate, travel, luxury retail, wine, art, flowers, private aviation and more (http://www.quintessentiallygroup.com).

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Accoustic Echo Canceller

Gaithersburg, Maryland (PRWEB) May 03, 2012

GL Communications Inc. a leader in providing PC-based test, analysis and simulation products and consulting services to the worldwide telecommunications industry, conveyed today the availability of its product Acoustic Echo Compliance Test Software per G.167 and P.340 standards.

Speaking to media persons, Mr. Jagdish Vadalia Senior Manager said, ”Acoustic echo is a common phenomenon that is encountered in many types of phone calls. It occurs when speaker output is fed back to the microphone input. This will disturb the far end speaker as they hear their own voice but delayed. Acoustic echo cancellers (AEC) are used in phones or in the network to minimize this distortion. Acoustic echo, unlike line echo, is dynamic during a call as people and speakers move about.”

He added, “GL’s Automated Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) Compliance Test Software (PKB081) is a feature rich application used to perform acoustic echo cancellation testing in accordance with ITU-T Specifications, G.167 (03/1993) and P.340 (05/2000). And it uses GL Communications’ T1 E1 Analyzer products and the customers AEC hardware or software to perform Acoustic Echo Canceller testing. Rin and Sin files (stimulus and echo) are prepared by Automated AEC Test software in accordance with user inputs. Rout and Sout are captured and processed.”

Some of the Main Features

·Simulates an actual acoustic echo path with acoustic filter types (Small, Medium, Large Office), Echo path delays and losses.

·Features such as filter, attenuate, and delay are available as well as slow filter coefficient variation as a function of time to simulate a real acoustic environment.

·Real-time as well as off-line analysis with tabular Pass/Fail results.

·Simulate acoustic echo for Analog (Mobile Phone), digital (Gateway), and Packet (VoIP IP Phone) applications.

·Auto or Manual control of the AEC during testing.

·Auto analysis of the response according to G.167 (03/1993) & P.340 (05/2000) requirements.

·Detailed graphical and tabular results for individual and overall test.

·Generation of report with the plots (Report Analysis).

·Options to recalculate test parameter across different region in the waveform (Plot Results).

·Option to zoom-in on any test results to investigate further.

·Supported on Windows Operating System with user-friendly Graphical User Interface.

·Compatible with GL’s Universal HD T1 E1 Cards and USB Portable T1 E1 units

About GL Communications Inc.,

Founded in 1986, GL Communications Inc. is a leading supplier of test, monitoring, and analysis equipment for TDM, Wireless, IP and VoIP networks. Unlike conventional test equipment, GL’s test platforms provide visualization, capture, storage, and convenient features like portability, remotability, and scripting.

GL’s TDM Analysis & Emulation line of products includes T1, E1, T3, E3, OC-3, OC-12, STM-1, STM-4, analog four-wire, and analog two-wire interface cards, external portable pods, and complete system solutions. Capabilities include voiceband traffic analysis and emulation across all traffic types (voice, digits, tones, fax, modem), all protocols (ISDN, SS7, GR-303, Frame Relay, HDLC, V5.X, ATM, GSM, GPRS, LTE, etc.), and with capacities up to thousands of channels. Our newest products provide astonishing capacity and capture capability up to and including gigabit speeds.

GL’s VoIP and IP products generate / analyze thousands of calls and traffic simultaneously with traffic types such as frames, packets, voice files, digits, video, tones, noise, and fax. Almost all codecs are supported including G.711, G.729, AMR, EVRC-A,B,C, GSM, iSAC, and many more. Additional features include visual analysis, real-time listening, and recording. The product line also includes Ethernet / IP Testing capability that simulates and checks frame transport and throughput parameters of Ethernet and IP networks, including delay, errors and other impairments.

GL’s Voice Quality Testing (VQT) product line complements all of GL’s products. Using ITU-standard algorithms (PAMS, PSQM, and PESQ), GL’s VQT provides a widely accepted solution for assessing voice quality in the telecom industry. Voice Quality Testing across multiple networks (T1, E1, T3, E3, OC-3, OC-12, VoIP, Wireless, and Landline) is available.

GL’s Wireless Products perform protocol analysis and voice quality assessment on GSM, CDMA, UMTS, and LTE networks. Connections can be made to any wireless phone with automated call control, GPS mapping and real-time signal measurements.

GL’s Echo Canceller testing solutions provide the broadest range of simulation and analysis, including line and acoustic echo. GL’s compliance testing per G.168. G.167 and P.340 across TDM, IP, VoIP and Wireless networks is widely accepted in the industry.

GL’s wireless VQT solutions help assessing impairments to voice quality such as poor mobile phone quality, voice compression and decompression algorithms, delay, loss and gain in speech levels, noise, acoustic and landline echo, and other distortions are easily assessed and accurately measured.

GL’s Handheld data testers can test a wide variety of communications facilities and equipment including T1, fractional T1, E1, fractional E1, T3 and E3 modems, multiplexers, CSU, DSUs, T1 CSUs, DTUs, NTUs and TIUs and more. The testers provide convenience, economy, and portability for almost any interface, including RS232, RS-422, RS-530, X.21, T1, E1, T3, E3, and many others.

GL’s Network Surveillance and Monitoring products include Probes for TDM, IP, VoIP, ATM, and Wireless networks. An open standards based approach provides a scalable, feature rich, real-time access to network characteristics. Centralized or distributed access, efficient transport and database loading allow compatibility with 3rd party and standards based monitoring systems.

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Expedient data centers

Cleveland, OH (PRWEB) May 11, 2012

Expedient held an open house for the public on May 10, 2012. The event included the unveiling of its newest data center expansion in Cleveland, OH.

Expedient invested over $ 4 million dollars as part of this expansion project, which is its sixth expansion at the Garfield Heights data center within the last four years. Upgrades consist of adding 7,000 sq. ft. of raised floor data center space and an additional two (2) additional 750 KW Caterpillar Generators, 240 tons of cooling, two (2) additional Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) units, and Expedient’s 4th generation of cloud and virtual hosting pods.

Before these recent upgrades, the facility previously boasted 14,000 square feet, two redundant UPS’s, 300 tons of cooling, FE-25 fire suppression, dual diesel generators, video camera surveillance, bio-metric hand scanner entrance, lockable cabinets, and cloud and virtual hosting pods.

“We really enjoy hosting these exclusive, one-time only, Open House events as it give the community the opportunity to take a tour of a world class data center and learn about compelling new trends in the data center and managed hosting industry. We always welcome tours for individual companies but this was an opportunity to showcase our services to a broader group of people,” Bryan Smith, Regional Vice President states.

The Cleveland data center is connected with Expedient’s other seven data centers via a 10Gbps fiber network. Expedient’s colocation and managed hosting services provide economic solutions for clients that need a secure and highly available computing environment.

More than 100 companies joined Expedient at its Garfield Heights facility.

About Expedient

Expedient is part of a network of eight nationwide data centers that house over 200,000 sq ft of colocation space, and offers a wide range of managed data services such as virtualization, cloud computing, remote backups, management of equipment, storage area networks, disaster recovery and more. These proven managed services combined with reliable and redundant SSAE‐16 audited data centers enables Expedient to deliver premier colocation, network and managed services to enterprise, commercial, education and government entities. To learn more about Expedient please log on to http://www.expedient.com

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Waconia, MN and Denver, CO (PRWEB) May 09, 2012

Ridgeview Medical Center has partnered with iTriage® – a free health care app that allows consumers to find the closest medical providers and facilities directly from their smartphone or computer.

“With the rapid increase of smartphone use, it’s critical to provide people with the resources to quickly and easily access health care information on the go,” said Doug Stasek, Chief Administrative Officer, Ridgeview Medical Center. “Our partnership with iTriage allows us to connect with patients at their time of medical need.”

The partnership enables Ridgeview Medical Center to provide residents in the west-metro region of the Twin Cities with at-your-fingertips information about Ridgeview Medical Center, Ridgeview Clinics and Two Twelve Medical Center – the state’s first freestanding 24/7 emergency and urgent care facility that is owned and operated by Ridgeview. Using iTriage, consumers can locate the nearest medical providers from any location in the U.S., learn about services and:

    Search a database of medical symptoms and conditions
    Learn about possible causes and treatment options
    Have medication refill and appointment reminders added to personal calendars
    Conduct advanced sorting of doctors

iTriage is available as a free download from app stores for iPhone® and Android™ mobile devices, and is accessible from any Internet-enabled device at http://www.iTriageHealth.com.

About Ridgeview Medical Center

Ridgeview Medical Center is an independent, regional health care network serving the west-metro area. Its award-winning network includes the Waconia-based acute care hospital, numerous primary and specialty care clinics, emergency services, specialty programs and Two Twelve Medical Center in Chaska—a free-standing 24/7 emergency and urgent care facility with multi-specialty clinics and services. For more information about Ridgeview Medical Center and its clinics, visit http://www.ridgeviewmedical.org. For more information about Two Twelve Medical Center, visit http://www.twotwelvemedical.org.

About iTriage

iTriage LLC, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, is a global health care technology company founded in 2008 by two emergency medicine physicians. The company’s market-leading platform and mobile/Web applications offer a proprietary Symptom-to-Provider™ pathway that empowers consumers to make better health care decisions. iTriage helps people answer the two most common medical questions: “What could be wrong?” and “Where should I go for treatment?” Millions of consumers around the globe have downloaded the free iTriage mobile app on their iPhone and Android devices, and thousands of health care providers use iTriage to reach and communicate critical facility and service information to patients. For more information, please visit http://about.iTriageHealth.com.

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Olympic and Paralympic stars team up with Rankin for special London 2012 photography exhibition

(PRWEB) May 02, 2012

World-famous photographer Rankin has teamed up with London 2012 Organising Committee Chair Seb Coe and a host of Olympic and Paralympic athletes to mark the achievements of London 2012’s international sports legacy programme, International Inspiration, in a special photography exhibition.

A preview selection of photographs can be downloaded here
Watch three minute video to mark the exhibition of sports starts telling how they’re inspired by sport here

Inspired by Sport opens tomorrow at the Museum of London and showcases athletes captured by Rankin including Seb Coe, Denise Lewis, Colin Jackson, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Louise Hazel and James Ellington. These photographs convey the inspirational power of sport and feature alongside images – taken by a host of international photographers – of young people around the world whose lives have been enriched by the programme and are inspired by sport.

The exhibition highlights the work of International Inspiration, a unique partnership between UNICEF, the British Council and UK Sport, to realise London 2012’s legacy promise to enrich the lives of 12 million children in 20 countries in time for this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games, a double-feat the programme achieved in February this year.

Each photograph demonstrates how International Inspiration is harnessing the power of inclusive physical education, sport and play to address issues that affect children and young people, such as gender equality, gang violence, lack of educational opportunities, life skills development, HIV / AIDS education and intercultural awareness in countries from Azerbaijan to Zambia.

The programme is fulfilling the promise made by Seb Coe on behalf of the bid team in Singapore in 2005 to ‘reach young people all around the world and connect them to the inspirational power of the Games so they are inspired to choose sport…improving their lives as a result.’

Seb Coe, Chair of LOCOG said: ‘Inspired by Sport is celebrating the huge achievements of International Inspiration and captures how sport can be a real change for good. I’m very proud that London 2012 is enabling positive change to happen to millions of children and young people around the world. I have been lucky enough to have met some of the young people being reached through the programme and to have seen how it is providing them with more opportunities in life.’

Sir Keith Mills, LOCOG Deputy Chair and II Foundation Chair said: ‘Having now achieved our original objectives and made such an impact, it’s important now for us to focus on continuing and expanding this extraordinary programme as a real legacy from the London 2012 Games.’

Olympic gold medallist and International Inspiration Ambassador Denise Lewis said: ‘I have seen first-hand the impact International Inspiration is having on young people lives. When I visited India, I saw something truly special that is making a real and last difference to children of all abilities, social status and gender. Inspired by Sport celebrates a London 2012 legacy we can all be proud of.’

John, 12, from Zambia who features in one of the exhibition’s photographs, said: ‘I have learned life skills and about HIV and AIDS – as children in Zambia, it is important that we learn about transmission and prevention and also how to look after ourselves and live healthy lives. I love baseball and football as they both involve lots of running, which is good for my body!’

Inspired by Sport runs from 2-13 May 2012 and entry is FREE.

Notes to editors:

For further information please contact the London 2012 Press Office.

About International Inspiration

The International Inspiration programme is governed by an independent charitable foundation. International Inspiration is supported and funded by a mixture of organisations and Foundations, including Department for International Development (DFID), the British Council, the Premier League, UNICEF, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Comic Relief, the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, the GE Foundation and individual donors. The programme is also supported by the Youth Sport Trust, the British Olympic Association and the British Paralympic Association and individual donors.

To enable longer-term impact, the programme is developed jointly with the governments, National Olympic Committees and National Paralympic Committees, where appropriate, of participating countries. The programme is supported and welcomed by the International Olympic Committee and International Paralympic Committee.

The vision of International Inspiration is to use the power of sport to enrich the lives of millions of children and young people of all abilities in schools and communities across the world, particularly developing countries, by offering them the opportunity to access and participate in high-quality and inclusive sport, physical education and play. The programme is already changing the lives of young people in twenty countries – Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Jordan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, South Africa, Tanzania, Turkey, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda and Zambia – and has already enriched the lives of over 12 million children and young people.

International Inspiration was developed as a result of the commitment made by the London Bid team in Singapore in 2005 to ‘reach young people all around the world and connect them to the inspirational power of the Games so they are inspired to choose sport’.

The school partnerships are managed by the British Council, which has long experience of linking schools internationally, working in partnership with the Youth Sport Trust, which utilises its expertise in developing teachers and young leaders through sport.

London 2012 Games partners:

The Worldwide Olympic Partners who support the London 2012 Olympic Games and the National Olympic Committees around the world are Coca-Cola, Acer, Atos, Dow, GE, McDonald’s, Omega, Panasonic, Procter and Gamble, Samsung and Visa.

LOCOG has seven domestic Tier One Partners – adidas, BMW, BP, British Airways, BT, EDF and Lloyds TSB. There are seven domestic Tier Two Supporters – Adecco, ArcelorMittal, Cadbury, Cisco, Deloitte, Thomas Cook and UPS. There are now twenty-eight domestic Tier Three Suppliers and Providers – Aggreko, Airwave, Atkins, Boston Consulting Group, CBS Outdoor, Crystal CG, Eurostar, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, G4S, GSK, Gymnova, Heathrow Airport, Heineken UK, Holiday Inn, John Lewis, McCann Worldgroup, Mondo, NATURE VALLEY, Next, Nielsen, Populous, Rapiscan Systems, Rio Tinto, Technogym, Thames Water, Ticketmaster, Trebor and Westfield.

There is one domestic Tier One Paralympic Games-only Partner, Sainsbury’s and two domestic Tier Three Paralympic Games-only Suppliers, Otto Bock and Panasonic. The London 2012 Paralympic Games also acknowledges the support of the National Lottery.

Museum of London:

The Museum of London tells the story of one of the world’s greatest cities and its people. It cares for more than two million objects in its collections and attracts over 400,000 visitors per year. It holds the largest archaeological archive in Europe. The Museum has entered a new era with the launch of our £20million Galleries of Modern London in May 2010.

The London Archaeological Archive and Research Centre (LAARC) and the Centre for Human Bioarchaeology form part of the Museum of London’s Department of Archives and Archaeological Collections.

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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 03, 2012

Within the last decade, the marketing industry has seen the power of direct marketing shift from print, to TV, to online advertising. Currently, we are seeing another major direction shift in marketing. This directional shift is called the mobile boom. Business Insider reports that in 2011, the number of smart phones sold exceeded the numbers of PCs sold. With this trend continuing (and accelerating) in 2012, many brands and advertisers are targeting consumers via their mobile devices.

In the past decade, retail stores experienced a sharp shift in consumer purchasing from brick and mortar to online. This shift resulted in retailers across the nation closing stores, laying off workers and focusing their attention online to maximize profits.

Now another shift is happening. Consumers are accessing the Internet via their mobile devices in large and growing numbers. This is important because online marketers were once limited to reaching their market when they were in front of their computer – usually at home or in the office. This resulted in large blackout times where advertisers could not reach their consumers. With mobile marketing, advertisers can reach their potential customers at any time and in any place. The question now is, as a business, what are you doing to make sure that you are part of this mobile boom? Producers now have a few ways to capitalize off of this shift.

The first step is to build mobile optimized pages for online storefronts. This will help increase revenue by improving the consumer experience.

“The easier it is for consumers to navigate mobile sites, the higher the conversions,” says Erdolo Eromo, Senior Vice President of Sales at Mobile Messenger. “Not only will poorly designed interfaces increase bounce rates, they may also damage a brand.”

According to David Nachum, Associate Product Manager at Google, 61% of consumers are unlikely to return to a website they had trouble accessing from their phone. He goes on to say that last year, Google “began to limit ad serving on high-end mobile devices if they pointed to landing pages with Flash-heavy content.”

What this means for businesses is that if your site is not properly optimized for mobile, Google and other search engines will be less likely to point consumers there from organic search. With mobile search growing at an accelerating rate, an oversight like this may lead to obsolescence.

The next step would be to partner up with a direct carrier billing platform company like Mobile Messenger. With the mobile boom comes a new form of payment capabilities that merchants can use to increase ROI by driving more sales. According to mopay, a payment solutions provider to online merchants, “Direct carrier billing will be a catalyst for innovation and change within the mobile payments industry in 2012.”

The mobile boom is happening right now. Businesses will need to redesign their online face to remain relevant in the Cloud generation.

About Erdolo:

Erdolo Eromo moved to South Los Angeles from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at the age of eight. A natural athlete, he played football for powerhouses Crenshaw High School and UCLA. He went on to earn his Executive MBA from Pepperdine University in 2011. Climbing up the corporate ladder in six years, Erdolo is one of the youngest senior executives in the mobile industry. He now serves as Senior Vice President of Sales and Client Services at Mobile Messenger (MM), the largest off deck mobile aggregator in the United States. He is responsible for identifying opportunities and designing strategies for sales growth. Erdolo is considered to be an expert in identifying trends in the mobile commerce space as well as finding new opportunities in which the mobile phone can be used as a billing platform.

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Chatham, New Jersey (PRWEB) May 01, 2012

Desktop Alert Inc. today announced it has released a new version of the company’s desktop alerting agent. This enhanced technology enables displayed workstation ‘pop-ups’ to be audibly heard by all message recipients, including the visually impaired. Any standard workstation with typical audio speakers enabled can broadcast the complete contents of the emergency alert. This enhanced audio capability allows people to hear the emergency message even if they are away from their workstation provided they are within listening range of the speakers. The alerts can also be broadcast via Indoor and Outdoor Public Address and/or Giant Voice speakers.

“This is just another modality that needs to be addressed in the effort to have an all-encompassing mass notification system that can literally blanket a location with highly effective actionable intelligence during an emergency. Pop ups, text messages, emails, wall beacons, these are all powerful alerting modalities but there is also a segment of the recipient population that would benefit from audio message reception over computer speakers. This product meets the need of this scenario” said Howard Ryan, Founder and Chief of Research and Development for Desktop Alert, Inc.

As per Section 508 Standards Summary: Video or Multimedia Products (1194.24) Section C

(c) All training and informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency’s mission, regardless of format, that contain speech or other audio information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be open or closed captioned.

“The product enables the alerts publisher to simply type the message. No technical acumen is required as the system instantly and seamlessly converts the alerts text to a sound file for delivery to numerous end-points such as cell phones, landlines, speaker systems, desktops and more” Ryan added.

Currently the system is being utilized by police agencies for alerting to police officers in squad cars. The police are able to hear the alert without taking their eyes off of the road while driving. Alerts include a combination of audio, images, and hyperlinks which can be clicked for additional information and user response options.

About Desktop Alert Inc (http://www.desktopalert.net)

Worldwide U.S. Military organizations such as The United States National Guard, The United States Air Force Academy, The United States Military Academy at West Point, Multi-National Forces in IRAQ, The U.S. Air Force, The U.S. Army now utilize the DTA mass notification platform daily for their organizations emergency communication requirements. Desktop Alert can contact thousands of users with desktop alerts and require receipt confirmation of the message. Those not verified can then be listed on a report and/or sent as a “Target Package” to be automatically contacted by other means such as email, SMS, phone calls and other devices.

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Wasilla, AK (PRWEB) April 29, 2012

Web entrepreneur John Perkins is pleased to debut his online shopping mall, http://www.TheUltimateMallOnline.com. Living up to its name, the website features thousands of items for the home, office, and outdoors with a particular emphasis placed on affordable hunting goods.

“Using the Internet to fulfill all your shopping needs is cheaper and more convenient,” said Perkins. “You don’t have to leave your home if you don’t want to or can’t. Instead of running all over town, you can check out my online mall and have your items shipped right to your door.”

Particular attention has been paid to developing a comprehensive collection of outdoor items. Shoppers can choose from quality, affordable camping, hiking, fishing and hunting supplies. Among the coveted items available are Pyle PFSH digital fishing watch, Pentax binoculars, MeyerCo knives, and Do-All target machines.

In addition to outdoor gear, TheUltimateMallOnline.com carries a vast selection of goods for the home and office. Outfit the whole family in chic apparel, furnish a home with fashionable furniture and accessories, and stock up on name brand health and beauty supplies. Top rated consumer electronics from digital cameras to laptops to scanners are available, too.

“My website has more variety than any other discount store I’ve been to,” said Perkins. “At a traditional discount store you maybe have dozens of options; here you have hundreds of options.”

Customer service is of the utmost importance at TheUltimateMallOnline.com. Each of the thousands of discounted products are screened for quality. Orders are filled and shipped promptly in keeping with the company’s commitment to complete customer satisfaction. Feedback is always welcome and responded to in a timely manner.

For hunting tips and product reviews, visit the site’s brand new blog, http://www.TheUltimateMallOnlineBlog.com.

About the Company:

TheUltimateMallOnline.com is owned and operated by Web entrepreneur John Perkins.

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England National Team iPhone Case

(PRWEB) April 26, 2012

MeeMojo has added an entire new flare to their already successful line of iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s cases. Customers can now get a unique team case to represent their favorite National Team with the new line of “Euro Cup 2012 Elite 16” cases. All 16 cases have distinct national colors individually machined from a high density polymer that are guaranteed to get you noticed. These new cases are compatible with either the iPhone 4 or the iPhone4s.

The MeeMojo cases offer great styling and loads of attitude for that “eye poppin’ look and feel to protect your iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s. With the addition of the Euro Cup 2012 series, the fans can really let their personality shine through while representing their favorite national team. MeeMojo’s “Edgy” and “Slick” aluminum cases have already been developing a reputation that they are “tough as nails” protection for the iPhone4/4s.

Each case is machined from a solid 6061-T651 billet aluminum alloy. Cases are hard plated to ensure the highest level of durability, and now come in an even wider array of color options. Each case also contains brightly polished stainless steel fasteners, which add strength and allow for quick installation. The cases also contain an ergonomically sculpted top plate. Allowing the ability for the user to quickly locate and access the home button by guiding thumb to naturally settle on to the machined oval pocket. All buttons including the headphone jack remain clear and unobstructed. MeeMojo’s Slick cases have been designed to fit on most docking stations. Both the Slick and Edgy cases can be accepted in most high quality car holders and docks. These attributes are what allow the MeeMojo cases to provide unsurpassed style and protection with the attitude to outperform all other cases.

About MeeMojo:

MeeMojo.com is partnered with their parent aerospace company to create and manufacture unique aluminum protective cases for everyday items. MeeMojo has chosen to start with the iPhone 4, iPhone 4s and iPad2. They do, however, have plans to come out with stylish cases for other great products. All MeeMojo products are 100% manufactured in North America. MeeMojo also offers custom products for corporations, teams and clubs. If any organization would like a unique look that will give them the marketing edge with image recognition, or for any additional information, please visit http://MeeMojo.com/

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